Main entry: forte, loud
Definition: used chiefly as a direction or description in music
Usage: the forte passages in the composition
Definition: used chiefly as a direction or description in music
Antonyms: pianissimo, very softly
Definition: a direction in music; to be played very softly
Main entry: loud
Definition: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
Usage: a group of loud children; loud thunder; her voice was too loud; loud trombones
Antonyms: soft
Definition: (of sound) relatively low in volume
Antonyms: instrumental
Definition: relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments
Definition: limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Antonyms: small
Definition: on a small scale
Main entry: meretricious, loud, cheap, brassy, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy, gimcrack
Definition: tastelessly showy
Usage: a flash car; a flashy ring; garish colors; a gaudy costume; loud sport shirts; a meretricious yet stylish book; tawdry ornaments
Antonyms: tasteful
Definition: having or showing or conforming to good taste
Antonyms: tasty
Definition: pleasing to the sense of taste
Main entry: aloud, loud, loudly
Definition: with relatively high volume
Usage: the band played loudly; she spoke loudly and angrily; he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him; cried aloud for help